Willow Bend Natural Area
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Willow Bend Natural Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,495 m. Storm Mountain stands 3,015 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborn Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 14 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 25.5 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Osborn Park: 1.0 mi
- Loveland Sports Park: 1.4 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 1.5 mi
- Allendale Park: 1.5 mi
- McKee Park: 1.7 mi
- Boise Bend Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Old Saint Louis Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Kings Crossing Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- River's Edge Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Cottonwood Run Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Winning the Iron Shirt: 2.3 mi
- Equinox: 2.7 mi
- Buc-ee's Statue: 4.8 mi
- Giant Slingshot: 5.0 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 7.1 mi
- Cherry Hill: 3.0 mi
- Twin Mounds: 3.6 mi
- Mariana Butte: 5.4 mi
- Namaqua Hill: 5.7 mi
- Big Owl Hill: 9.2 mi
- Jason Sam's Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Strauss Cabin: 10.5 mi
- Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado: 11.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Ian Dickinson Crash: 11.6 mi
- Loveland Museum: 1.9 mi
- Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum: 6.2 mi
- Avenir Museum: 12.5 mi
- Allicar Museum: 12.5 mi
- Heritage Courtyard at Library Park: 13.6 mi
- Torture Chamber: 11.0 mi
- Duncan's Ridge: 11.3 mi
- Bootie Slab: 11.4 mi
- Piano Ridge: 11.4 mi
- Bolt Wall: 13.6 mi
- Loveland Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 1.7 mi
- Jason Sam's Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Rolland Moore Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Monfort Quadrangle: 12.8 mi
- Tailholt Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 2.1 mi
- Blue Arena: 4.5 mi
- wrecked vintage car: 18.8 mi
- VT Pumpkin Patch: 20.7 mi
- Colorado Railbike Adventures: 22.7 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 3.4 mi
- Heron Cove: 3.8 mi
- Mussel Beach: 3.9 mi
- Willows Landing: 4.1 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 9.4 mi
- Homestead Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Skyline Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Nelson Spring: 18.3 mi
- Wilson Spring: 22.7 mi
- Jacob Spring: 24.3 mi
- Grouse Hollow Falls: 12.1 mi
- Horsetooth Falls: 12.4 mi
- Stout: 11.3 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Poudre: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Willow Bend Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Mountain | WNW 290° | 3,015 m | 19.4 mi |
| Kenny Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,830 m | 21.1 mi |
| Panorama Peak | W 262° | 2,829 m | 19.7 mi |
| Crosier Mountain | W 278° | 2,809 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 267° | 2,722 m | 18.2 mi |
| Boiler Hill | WNW 298° | 2,697 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pole Hill | W 267° | 2,647 m | 17.4 mi |
| The Notch | W 266° | 2,578 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loveland 2N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/801292220
Day trips start here
- Estes Park · 25 mi
- Boulder · 29 mi
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